by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | Feb 10, 2019 | Pasta, Recipes
If you have never tried Sardinian Fregola pasta – now is the time! ‘Fregula Sarda’ looks similar to large couscous but is actually tiny rolled balls or crumbs (fregola means crumb in Italian) made from semolina flour and water. Our fregola have been...
by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | Feb 4, 2019 | Recipes, Risotto
Recipe for Risotto dell’Amore. This unusual, savoury dish ‘Risotto dell’Amore’ combines fruit and rice and works really well. The strawberries give the risotto a burst of flavour without too much sweetness as well as a beautiful colour. We...
by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | Jan 30, 2019 | Food and well being, Italian life
The word aphrodisiac comes from the name of the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite and since the ancient times people have believed in the power of aphrodisiac foods. But do they really work? Italian cuisine features so many known aphrodisiac foods; Why not create a...
by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | Jan 24, 2019 | Cooking tips, Food and well being, Pasta, Uncategorised, Vegetarian
Comfort Food Italian Style Raise your hand anyone who gives in at least once in a while to the pleasure that only a beautiful chocolate cake can give! Let’s talk about comfort food: the food that pampers! Comfort food is that food, that dish that refreshes the...
by nicola.pagliaro@vorrei.co.uk | Jan 23, 2019 | Valentine's Day
An Italian Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner It’s almost that time of the year again – Valentine’s Day – the official celebration of lovers all over the world! Saint Valentine, said to be the first person to ever send a note signed ‘from your...
